XTR vs more expensive hubs

[greatwhite]

XTR hubs are as good as you're going to get for the price.  Don't tell Minty but Chris King hubs are not worth the difference.  The Mavic 717's on the other hand are not great.  Mine lasted not more than a year of on-off riding and I'm a chicken on the trail' date=' so no big jumps for me.  Rim got out of true quikly and the spokes started breaking routinely. [/quote']

 

Sounds like the wheel build was a bit dodgy. Spokes don't generally break because the rim is bad, but rather as a function of incorrect tension - did they break at the J bend into the hub?

 

Thats not to say that the 717 is or isn't a good rim though.

 

 

[greatwhite]

Just been looking on CRC to gauge the price of various MTB hub/rim combos. ....... - any better suggestions (please motivate)?

 

On the www.chainreactioncycles.com website go to wheels and choose custom MTB wheels. You can build your own custom wheelset with your own choice of hubs' date=' rim and spokes on the web page. The wheels come fully assembled.

 

With Shimano rims you are not stuck with the centre lock option. You can buy centre lock conversions which allow you to bolt rotors to the centre lock conversion. Just make sure the rotors diameter is Shimano compatible. Also browse for this on the www.chainreactioncycles.com website.

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Thanks BigH - that was what I was planning on doing

 

C/Lock hubs are no problem, I have shimano calipers and discs anyway

[Brighter-Lights]

Anyone here used the EQ21's before?

[Goodbadugly]

Sun Eq 21

I have not tried these 350 gram rims, but have also played on the CRC website. A Hope pro II hub/Revo/EQ21 combo should weigh 1.474 kg and CRC will build them for R3088. Very attractive indeed.

 

What does bother me about them is that they seem rather skinny with an inner bead width of 16mm. The lightest DT Swiss aluminum rim (4.2d) weighs 400 grams with an outer of 23.8 mm and inner of 19mm. The Mavic 717 also weighs 400 grams. 

Think twice if you intend using wide tires and if you expect your EQ21's to last a lifetime. (Speculation)

The Weight weenies seem to like them though.

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